Monster's ball … Eminem's single held off One Direction’s Story of My Life to take the top spot. Photograph: Jason Decrow/AP

This week's new charts show that seven is a lucky number for both Eminem and Rihanna. Eminem's comeback single The Monster, featuring Rihanna, is a seventh UK No 1 for both artists. What's more, Rihanna has become only the third act to score seven No 1s over seven years, following Elvis Presley and the Beatles.

The Monster held off One Direction's Story of My Life to take the top spot, despite being released a day later than 1D's single. It is Eminem's first UK No 1 since he appeared on Akon's Smack That in November 2006. Lorde's Royals drops to No 2.

As expected, James Blake benefited from a sales bounce in the wake of his Mercury music prize win. His second album, Overgrown, was outside the top 200 last week, but has risen to No 23 since last Wednesday's awards.